Strong's Lexicon haima: Blood Original Word: αἷμα Word Origin: Derived from a primary word; akin to αἱρέω (haireō), meaning "to take" or "to choose." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - דָּם (dam): The Hebrew word for blood, used extensively in the Old Testament in contexts of sacrifice, covenant, and life. Usage: In the New Testament, "haima" primarily refers to blood, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used to describe the physical blood of humans and animals, as well as the sacrificial blood of Christ, which is central to the doctrine of atonement and redemption. The term also appears in contexts relating to life, death, and covenant. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, blood was considered the life force of a being, as stated in Leviticus 17:11, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood." Blood was integral to sacrificial rituals, symbolizing purification and atonement for sin. The shedding of blood was necessary for the establishment of covenants, as seen in the Old Testament. In the Greco-Roman world, blood also held significant religious and cultural connotations, often associated with life, death, and the divine. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition blood NASB Translation blood (94), hemorrhage* (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 129: αἷμααἷμα, (τος, τό, blood, whether of men or of animals: 1. a. simply and generally: John 19:34; Revelation 8:7; Revelation 11:6; Revelation 16:3f, 6{b} (on which passages cf. Exodus 7:20ff); b. As it was anciently believed that the blood is the seat of the life (Leviticus 17:11; (cf. Delitzsch, Biblical Psychol, pp. 238-247 (English translation, p. 281ff))), the phrase σάρξ καί αἷμα (וְדָם בָּשָׂר, a common phrase in rabbinical writers), or in inverse order αἷμα καί σάρξ, denotes man's living body compounded of flesh and blood, 1 Corinthians 15:50; Hebrews 2:14, and so hints at the contrast between man and God (or even the more exalted creatures, Ephesians 6:12) as to suggest his feebleness, Ephesians 6:12 (Sir. 14:18), which is conspicuous as respects the knowledge of divine things, Galatians 1:16; Matthew 16:17. c. Since the first germs of animal life are thought to be in the blood (Wis. 7:2; Eustathius ad Iliad 6, 211 (ii. 104, 2) τό δέ αἵματος ἀντί τοῦ σπέρματος φασίν οἱ σαφοὶ, ὡς τοῦ σπέρματος ὕλην τό αἷμα ἔχοντος), the word serves to denote generation and origin (in the classics also): John 1:13 (on the plural cf. Winer's Grammar, 177 (166)); Acts 17:26 (R G). d. It is used of those things which by their redness resemble blood: αἷμα σταφυλῆς the juice of the grape ('the blood of grapes,' Genesis 49:11; Deuteronomy 32:14), Sir. 39:26 Sir. 50:15; 1 Macc. 6:34, etc.; Achilles Tatius 2:2; reference to this is made in Revelation 14:18-20. εἰς αἷμα, of the moon, Acts 2:20 (Joel 2:31 ( 2. bloodshed or to be shed by violence (very often also in the classics); a.: Luke 13:1 (the meaning is, whom Pilate had ordered to be massacred while they were sacrificing, so that their blood mingled with the blood (yet cf. Winer's Grammar, 623 (579)) of the victims); αἷμα ἀθοῷν (or δίκαιον Tr marginal reading WH text) the blood of an innocent (or righteous) man viz. to be shed, Matthew 27:4; έ᾿κχειν and ἐκχύνειν αἷμα (דָּם שָׁפַך, Genesis 9:6; Isaiah 59:7, etc.) to shed blood, slay, Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:50; Acts 22:20; Romans 3:15; Revelation 16:6 (here Tdf. αἵματα); hence, αἷμα is used for the bloody death itself: Matthew 23:30, 35; Matthew 27:24; Luke 11:51; Acts ( b. It is used specially of the blood of sacrificial victims having a purifying or expiating power (Leviticus 17:11): Hebrews 9:7, 12f, 18-22, 25; Hebrews 10:4; Hebrews 11:28; Hebrews 13:11. c. Frequent mention is made in the N. T. of the blood of Christ (αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 10:16; τοῦ κυρίου, Of uncertain derivation; blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred -- blood. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 16:17 N-NNSGRK: σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα οὐκ ἀπεκάλυψέν NAS: flesh and blood did not reveal KJV: flesh and blood hath not INT: flesh and blood not revealed [it] Matthew 23:30 N-DNS Matthew 23:35 N-NNS Matthew 23:35 N-GNS Matthew 23:35 N-GNS Matthew 26:28 N-NNS Matthew 27:4 N-ANS Matthew 27:6 N-GNS Matthew 27:8 N-GNS Matthew 27:24 N-GNS Matthew 27:25 N-NNS Matthew 27:49 N-NNS Mark 5:25 N-GNS Mark 5:29 N-GNS Mark 14:24 N-NNS Luke 8:43 N-GNS Luke 8:44 N-GNS Luke 11:50 N-NNS Luke 11:51 N-GNS Luke 11:51 N-GNS Luke 13:1 N-ANS Luke 22:20 N-DNS Luke 22:44 N-GNS John 1:13 N-GNP John 6:53 N-ANS Strong's Greek 129 |
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